Sunagakure's Fierce Battle, Part One
Kazekage's Office Building, Round Table Room.
"Support is definitely necessary. Sending ten Jonin to cooperate with the garrison should be enough to stop them, since it's just one person." The Kan'in Clan Head glanced at the elder who wanted to speak. "Of course, since the order to go to the shelter has already been issued, it cannot be changed. Changing orders frequently would greatly damage the Lord Kazekage's prestige. Even if this is an order from the Elder Council, consider it a drill."
"The order to evacuate the villagers cannot be changed, and ten Jonin are simply not enough," the old man with a completely white beard and eyebrows stubbornly said. "You didn't witness the scene on the battlefield firsthand. Those were absolutely masters comparable to the Kage, and what's worse, they also possessed flying Ninjutsu..."
"You're overthinking it. The garrison troops aren't made of clay; they're not that easy to deal with..."
Before the Head of the Okunuki Family could finish speaking, a deafening roar of thunder came from the direction of the village entrance. The enormous sound triggered a powerful storm that swept through, causing the glass windows to rattle and clang in the gale.
The Sand Village leaders were all taken aback and rushed to the window. Through the glass, they caught a glimpse of the last rays of light from the thunderstorm at the village entrance.
The atmosphere was silent.
The Head of the Okunuki Family looked extremely grim. To become the head of a clan, one must possess not only wisdom but also considerable strength. Even from this distance, he could roughly deduce how terrifying the thunderstorm's power was—a completely destructive force. The defending troops were likely in grave danger.
His face was slapped hard.
"All Jonin who can spare the Jonin, go to the village entrance to provide support. We must keep the enemy outside the village and not let this guy run rampant inside." The Kan'in Clan Head changed his tone quickly. "Pass down the order: all Jonin in the clan, get moving! We absolutely must stop this bastard outside the village."
When the Third Kazekage left the village, the command of the Jonin was temporarily taken over by the Elder Council. Despite the eloquent words of the Kan'in Clan Head, the real orders still had to be issued by the Elder Council. The only people he could truly influence were the Kan'in Family and the Jonin who were affiliated with the Kan'in Clan.
"Our Okunuki Family's Jonin will also be dispatched."
"Us······"
The clan leaders all chimed in in agreement. They might have fought fiercely over village resources on ordinary days, but when it came to matters of principle, they could still make their choices.
After all, no matter how they develop, their foundation is the village. Once the village is damaged, they will inevitably suffer losses as well.
The Elder Council's orders were relayed as quickly as possible, and the Jonin rushed towards the village entrance at full speed. Between the houses, black figures leaped about at great speed, and yellow sand billowed in the air, like rivers winding through the sky, with figures standing on them.
"Are they getting serious?"
After dealing with the guards at the village entrance, Katsuki did not choose to invade directly. He was not as ruthless as his Teacher Sakumo, in attacking ordinary villagers. He knew he couldn't do it, so he simply waited for the Sand Ninja to come to him. As long as he killed a large number of Sand Ninja, he could teach these bandana-wearing ninja a lesson.
The premise is not to get yourself into trouble.
"Let me see just how many skilled ninjas Sunagakure are!"
Katsuki also became excited, and stepped forward a little further on the Thunderclap Chariot, stopping right above the crater created by the Electric Execution.
"You bastards from Konoha, you're not leaving here today!"
A large river of yellow sand rushed through the air at great speed, and on it stood a middle-aged man of medium build, dressed in black, staring at Katsuki with eyes that seemed to spit fire.
"You killed my elder brother's two sons, their only bloodline! You brat from Konoha, no matter how confident you are today, I'll skin you alive..."
"Enough with the nonsense, Lightning Dragon."
Katsuki couldn't be bothered to listen to such nonsense. With a wave of her hand, she sent out a menacing Lightning Dragon.
The deafening thunder drowned out all other sounds. Kan'in Hanki, yet he had no choice but to grit his teeth and manipulate the quicksand into a gigantic arm to grasp the Lightning Dragon obliterate it.
"Huh? This guy's not bad at all! He's got some skills, uncle." Katsuki tilted her head, showing some interest in this middle-aged man. To be able to defeat the Lightning Dragon so easily, he was very strong, definitely one of the best Jonin.
"You brat, go to hell!"
With bloodshot eyes, Kan'in Shigeru only wanted to tear Katsuki to pieces as quickly as possible, and he unleashed the Sand Hand with all his might.
The battle erupted again, with quicksand and lightning swirling in the air. Thirteen more Jonin from the Kan'in Family Jonin up, and the fourteen of them together stirred up a vast expanse of quicksand, as if creating another sea of sand in the sky, attempting to swallow and crush Katsuki.
"I can't get involved in this!"
The Jonin stood atop the rock face that had never collapsed, gazing helplessly at the rolling sea of sand.
They can't fly, so they can't participate in aerial battles at all. All they can do is stand here and watch the battle unfold, praying that the Jonin of the Kan'in Family will win.
"What's the situation?" Three relatively young elders, whose strength had been well maintained, arrived along with a group of clan leaders.
"Lord Han is leading the experts of the Kan'in Family in a fierce battle with the enemy, and the outcome is currently uncertain. However, the reports from the sensory ninjas are very bad. The attackers this time are very strong, not only in terms of combat power but also in terms of Chakra reserves. They are practically humanoid Tailed Beast. This kind of enemy is the most difficult to deal with."
The oldest Jonin answered the elders' questions.
However, this answer made the three elders and the clan leaders frown. A humanoid Tailed Beast —the guy who dared to attack the village alone was no ordinary person. This was troublesome!
If the invading enemy cannot be eliminated as soon as possible, the reputation of Sunagakure will be ruined. After all, in addition to the villagers, there are many merchants and tourists in the village. Such a big incident cannot be kept secret. You can imagine how much damage the reputation of Sunagakure will suffer.
"We must deal with the attackers as soon as possible." An elder's face was as black as the bottom of a pot.
However, no one responded. The other two elders had gloomy expressions. Everyone here wanted to kill Katsuki, but the key was that they couldn't do it!
Boom!!!
The rumbling thunder shook the vast sea of sand, causing visible tremors and sending hundreds of fine streams of sand cascading down.
The situation is not good.
The observing Jonin instantly made a judgment: the sea of sand created by the Jonin Kan'in Family was showing faint signs of collapse, and the disintegrating quicksand was the best evidence of this.
"Boom! Boom! Boom!"
Another series of thunderclaps followed, making it feel like the sky was about to be blasted open. This time, a huge crack appeared at the bottom of the sand sea, and quicksand poured down madly.